Overview

Latin American Studies Program / Latin American Studies Program is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	2 Foreign Languages Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Third-year language proficiency in either Spanish or Portuguese, and first-year proficiency in a second language spoken in Latin America.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

7

Applied

6

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

6

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	33.33%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

1

Total faculty

Full-time - 0

Part-time - 1

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Latin American health studies, history, culture, politics, economics.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 215 South Central Campus Drive
Room 210
Salt Lake City, UT  84112-1107
United States

Contact Dr. Susie Porter
Director
Email: s.porter@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-6101
Fax: 801-581-6105

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